Women's Museum inviting local artists to exhibit in 'Wonder of Women'

The Women’s Museum of California has extended the deadline until Nov. 19 for submissions to its opening exhibition, “Capturing the Wonder of Women.”

“We are soliciting creative works that define or demonstrate the awe-inspiring nature of women, past, present and future,” said curator Li Huai in a statement. “Works that evoke the essence of women as interpreted through the artist’s eye. We encourage artistic and conceptual innovation and experimentation in the exploration of the historical, cultural, economic, social, and political dimensions of this topic.”

Founded in 1983, the Women’s Museum co-sponsors the Women’s Hall of Fame and collaborates with the women’s studies department at SDSU, the women’s center at UC San Diego, and the county’s Commission on the Status of Women.

In September, the institution moved from Golden Hill to a new location at NTC at Liberty Station. The Dec. 7 “Wonder of Women” show will be its first art exhibition in the new space in NTC’s arts and culture zone.

The exhibition, juried by Li (a faculty member at UC San Diego), is open to all artists (of all genders).

Of the works selected for exhibition, the highest ranked art work will be awarded a $1,000 prize.